Best Abstract Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 2,668 Abstract games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Abstract game rankings were last updated on 12/2/2024.

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1. 东北之夏

DongBeiZhiXia (a summer in the northeast of China)is a free visual novel, which tells the story that the protagonist followed parents' wishes to make one's living in Shenyang, met two online anchors Huniu and Daojiang by chance, and experience affairs one after another with Shamate.

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东北之夏 holds the #1 spot for "best Abstract Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,963 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,688 positive reviews and 275 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 1/9/2023
Developer 庄不纯工作室
Publisher 庄不纯工作室
Steam App Id 2121360

2. Hylics

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

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Hylics has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,421 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,319 positive reviews and 102 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.98 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $0.98
Release Date 10/2/2015
Developer Mason Lindroth
Publisher Mason Lindroth
Steam App Id 397740

3. REFLEXIA Prototype ver.

REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

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REFLEXIA Prototype ver. has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,267 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,083 positive reviews and 184 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/31/2022
Developer mahoumaiden
Publisher Nikita Kryukov
Steam App Id 1997680

4. I commissioned some bees 0

Play for free! I paid artists to hide bees in 10 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.

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I commissioned some bees 0 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,283 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,156 positive reviews and 127 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 1/12/2023
Developer Follow The Fun
Publishers
Steam App Id 2250060

5. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,593 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,561 positive reviews and 32 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 11/11/2021
Developers
Publisher Ska Studios
Steam App Id 1800730

6. LYNE

Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.

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LYNE has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,152 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,801 positive reviews and 351 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.19 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $1.19
Release Date 3/17/2014
Franchise Thomas Bowker
Developer Thomas Bowker
Publisher Thomas Bowker
Steam App Id 266010

7. Manifold Garden

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

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Manifold Garden has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,563 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,266 positive reviews and 297 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 10/20/2020
Developer William Chyr Studio
Publisher William Chyr Studio
Steam App Id 473950

8. Great God Grove

THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!

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Great God Grove has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 507 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 505 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 11/15/2024
Franchise Fellow Traveller
Developer LimboLane
Publishers
Steam App Id 2840190

9. Tetris® Effect: Connected

Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!

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Tetris® Effect: Connected has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,390 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,026 positive reviews and 364 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $39.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $39.99
Release Date 8/17/2021
Franchise Enhance Experience
Developers
Publisher Enhance
Steam App Id 1003590

10. Tree Simulator 2022

It's exactly what it sounds like, but now with 100% more multiplayer. You are the tree and so is everyone else! You are equaled by no other, except maybe the forest... Relax and be the best tree you can be.

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Tree Simulator 2022 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,217 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,184 positive reviews and 33 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $5.99
Release Date 4/16/2021
Franchise Revmatek Games
Developer Revmatek
Publisher Revmatek
Steam App Id 1591290

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东北之夏 steam charts
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1/9/2023
95
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Hylics steam charts
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10/2/2015
95
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REFLEXIA Prototype ver. steam charts
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8/31/2022
94
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I commissioned some bees 0 steam charts
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1/12/2023
93
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93
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LYNE steam charts
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3/17/2014
93
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Manifold Garden steam charts
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10/20/2020
92
$6.99
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Great God Grove steam charts
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11/15/2024
92
$19.99
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Tetris® Effect: Connected steam charts
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8/17/2021
92
$39.99
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Tree Simulator 2022 steam charts
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4/16/2021
92
$5.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). 东北之夏 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). Hylics on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 10). REFLEXIA Prototype ver. on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 23). I commissioned some bees 0 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 1). I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). LYNE on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 25). Manifold Garden on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 3). Great God Grove on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 14). Tetris® Effect: Connected on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 25). Tree Simulator 2022 on Steam. Steam Store.

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